Seller Guide - Howard County

Seller Guide A Guide to Marketing & Selling Your Home Cummings & Co. Realtors | www.cummingsrealtors.com

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Listing with Cummings & Co. Cummings & Co. Realtors is a full-service real estate brokerage based on integrity and driven by innovation.

By mixing social media with traditional marketing methods, Cummings & Co. stays in front of the real estate market.

Largest Independent Brokerage in Maryland!

Contact Your REALTOR® Michelle Gordon REALTOR®

Cell 443-360-5223

2016-2021

Office 410-823-0033 Email michelle@mgmovesmd.com Online mgmovesmd.com

CUMM INGS & C O. I S A 2021 TO P WO R K P L AC E! 6 Y EARS RUNNING

How Our Expertise Will Optimize Your Seller Experience

Pre-Marketing Your Home Drive buyer interest and buzz with our Coming Soon Office Exclusives, which affords prospective buyers a glimpse of your home before it officially comes on the market.

Listing your property on our Coming Soon page can build anticipation among potential buyers, drive up its value, and shorten the sales timeline.

By creating visibility early on, you can start engaging your network. 2.4x more potential buyers will attend the open house of a Cummings Coming Soon listing.

Tap into our Google search advertising to build momentum. We reach prospective buyers precisely when they’re searching to help maximize traffic.

Our Listing Process

01.

Sign Listing Agreement

Once the listing agreement has been signed, we will start the process to get your listing launched as soon as possible!

It is important to get your listing ready by de-cluttering, painting, completing

02.

Clean and Organize Home

any repairs and upgrades, and if needed, virtual staging.

03.

Listing Launch

Your listing will be launched across our private network, Cummings & Co. website, MLS, and syndication.

Get noticed in the neighborhood!

We will place For Sale and Open

04.

For Sale & Open House Signage

House signage for your listing to get your home seen in the area.

05.

Print & Digital Campaigns

We will work with our marketing department to create email announcements and invitations, printed postcards and brochures, and promotions across all social media platforms.

Bring the “Wow” Factor to Your Listing We have a vast number of vendors to get your home in tip-top shape.

Staging Consultants Our team of staging consultants have been instrumental in guiding clients to get their home ready for sale for over 8 years.

Consultants focus on helping our clients make their home’s best features shine so they can sell as quickly as possible for top dollar. Our consultants are detailed and specific whether it’s offering a seller consultation and giving sellers advice on what to do with their current furnishings or filling an empty house with staging furniture. Every home is unique and we have the ability to bring out it’s best qualities, making sure that buyers see that in pictures and showings.

Photographers Our team of photographers showcase the best of your home! Their expertise covers: • Interior & Exterior Shots • Twilight Photography • Aerial Views • Real Estate Virtual Tour & Hosting • Photo Touch-Ups & Editing

Photography Proponents of powerful imagery, Cummings & Co. invests in visual editors, creative producers, and the industry’s most respected photographers to capture your home’s finest selling points.

Cummings & Co. Realtors is a Broad Listed Broker member of Bright / MLS.

All properties syndicate to hundreds of websites including, but not limited to, the ones shown below.

National Publisher Partners Affiliate Publisher Partners Regional Publisher Partners The Real Estate Network

Home Prep Checklist: Lighting All interior and exterior lights on, including floor lamps, table lamps, undercabinet lighting, stove-top lighting, bedside lamps, ceiling fan lights, and other secondary light sources.

Ensure that all bulbs work, replace any burnt out bulbs.

Kitchen Remove all non-decorative items from counters (dish soap, paper towels, phones, cleaning supplies, etc.)

Remove magnets, photos, kids artwork etc. from the refrigerator.

Bathroom Put toilet seats and lids down Clear countertops of non-decorative items Remove toiletries from bath/shower area (curtains/door are often opened to show off tiling/fixtures)

Front & Backyard Take down flags Put hoses and other equipment away, organize patio/deck

Window Treatments Open curtains/blinds all the way in every room

Vehicles Ensure that no vehicles are in the driveway or on the street in front of the home Close garage doors

Neighbors Let the next door neighbors on both sides know about the scheduled shoot so that they can ensure their yards are clean, cars are out of the driveway, and garage doors are closed.

Staging If available, place unobtrusive decorative items on counters and tables - examples include fresh flowers, bowls of fresh fruit, pottery, vases, and new candles.

Holiday Decor Remove all holiday decor - examples include pumpkins, Christmas trees, menorahs, Christmas lights, wreaths from front door, etc.

Yard Signs We kindly ask agents to remove for sale signs from the yard if they do not want the sign in the exterior shots

Pick up pet waste, put away garbage bins, and generally clean up yard

Other

Freshly-cut lawn and landscaping in good shape

Put all personal items away

Pets Keep pets out of the way during the shoot (in the backyard, garage or unfinished basement, for example) Put away pet supplies, including food/ water bowls, crates, toys. etc.

Turn ceiling fans off Remove religious and political items from view Generally make the house as clean as possible (remove streaks from mirrors, sweep/mop floors, etc.)

Digital Marketing

Marketing Essentials: From social media posts and banners, to email blasts and more, we have professionals to cover every aspect of digital marketing.

Testimonials We have used Cummings & Co. for three house sales.

Each time the experience has been wonderful. They are consummate professionals in addition to being lovely, caring people. We trust them to give us the best advice based on their deep knowledge of the market. Cummings & Co. have always gone above and beyond the call of duty in making our transactions easy and our choices profitable.

John & Hayden C. Cummings & Co. Realtors did an excellent job negotiating with the buyers & buyers’ agent to ensure a smooth process (during the pandemic) when I relocated out of state.

Job well done!

Afryea B. Cummings & Co. Realtors are hard workers and truly an advocate for their clients. We would definitely work with Cummings & Co. again and recommend them to any of our family or friends. Thanks, Cummings & Co.!

Lindsay P.